Booster battery (jump) starting
Observe these precautions when using a booster battery to start a ve-
hicle:
a) Before connecting the booster battery, make sure the ignition
switch is in the Off position.
b) Turn off the lights, heater and other electrical loads.
c) Your eyes should be shielded. Safety goggles are a good idea.
d) Make sure the booster battery is the same voltage as the dead one
in the vehicle.
e) The two vehicles MUST NOT TOUCH each other!
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Make sure the transmission is in Neutral (manual) or Park (auto-
matic).
g) If the booster battery is not a maintenance-free type, remove the
vent caps and lay a cloth over the vent holes.
Connectthe red jumper cable to the positive (+) terminals of each bat-
tery.
Connect one end of the black jumper cable to the negative (-) terminal
of the booster battery. The other end of this cable should be connected to
a good ground on the vehicle to be started, such as a bolt or bracket on
the engine block (see illustration). Make sure the cable will not come into
contact with the fan, drivebelts or other moving parts of the engine.
Start the engine using the booster battery, then, with the engine run-
ning at idle speed, disconnect the jumper cables in’the reverse order of
connection.
Make the booster battery cable connections in the numerical
order shown (note that the negative cable of the booster battery is
NOT attached to the negative terminal of the dead battery)
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